# Call for Beta Testers **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280 "2020-05-07T05:55:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mitamata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mitamata/32/10313_2.png) [@mitamata](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mitamata)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/21 "2020-05-07T16:57:19Z")
I would imagine you would want beta testers who represent all segments of your users. And in my experience, “doesn’t carefully read instructions” and “doesn’t understand instructions” is usually a large portion of any user base, especially when you have ESL users 🙂 @Saltypatra Perhaps you should add the question “Do you use Discord?” or something like it, since it sounds like that will be required to participate? ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/22 "2020-05-07T17:39:24Z")
> [@mitamata](#): > > I would imagine you would want beta testers who represent all segments of your users. And in my experience, “doesn’t carefully read instructions” and “doesn’t understand instructions” is usually a large portion of any user base, especially when you have ESL users If GoW was an English only game. Id agree. > [@Saltypatra](#): > > However, we have made one major change. The beta program will now be conducted on Discord! I think this is for the best, and gives everyone me the opportunity to tailor the Discord for the sole purpose of the beta program. So, without further ado, here are our questions! **Please PM your answers here, and make sure each one is no more than a few sentences long**. I will be sorting through a lot of applications, so please make it as quick and easy on me as possible. If you write essays I won’t be able to read them, unfortunately. ☹ But GoW isn’t only for English speakers. And in fact there’s a lot of translation errors that beta testers could possibly find so we shouldn’t urge the devs not to take their application seriously. Considering… If you copy and paste Saltys instructions to Google translate. And request it to go from English to Russian and back to English (I don’t speak Russian so I can’t say how it translates in that regard) you get this: ![Screenshot_20200507-123515_Translate](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/c/7cb28c9e072c0e906b899a13d11964bf84ac1a47.jpeg) 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![mitamata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mitamata/32/10313_2.png) [@mitamata](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mitamata)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/23 "2020-05-07T18:12:23Z")
I think you DO agree 😃 All I was saying is you want beta testers who don’t pay too much attention or understand English perfectly as well, to make sure your UI will be clear enough even for them. And, if the beta test covers other languages as well, you definitely want people who actually speak that language. As a side note, I’m sure there’s a lot of ESL players who use GoW in English, because their own language isn’t supported. Like myself for example 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/24 "2020-05-07T18:18:45Z")
If I may then… “I would imagine you would want beta testers who represent all segments of your users. And in my experience, “doesn’t carefully read instructions” or\* “doesn’t understand instructions” is usually a large portion of any user base, especially when you have ESL users.” But my point essentially was that if my translation is what the others saw then they were following the instructions as far as they could read. Because the pm or DM portion was literally lost in translation. ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sassy/32/36147_2.png) [@Sassy](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/26 "2020-05-08T01:22:11Z")
> [@Please can we put an end to all these 'flagging battles?'](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/please-can-we-put-an-end-to-all-these-flagging-battles/62664/9): > > There is a difference between flagging posts that violate guidelines, and flagging anything you disagree with. The users that do the latter can expect to have their flagging privileges revoked I am still waiting for this to actually happen. Every time my posts get flagged for no reason, and no action is taken, looks like this just isnt true. > [@Forum Trust Levels (Changes)](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/forum-trust-levels-changes/61092/1): > > I hope that these changes mean that our flag system is used as intended Obviously this was a failure. > [@Forum Trust Levels (Changes)](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/forum-trust-levels-changes/61092/30): > > The real mods aren’t going to bother policing the flag abuse Here is something we both agree on. Ironic huh? ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/27 "2020-05-08T01:57:40Z")
There’s a fine line here but I side more with you than against you. The problem is the devs speak and understand English, so being able to communicate technical details in English is a pretty big deal. I get that giving feedback about translation errors are important, but we have plenty of forum members who do so and are ignored. It’d just be a bigger insult to give them a “Beta Tester” flag and ignore them. ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/28 "2020-05-08T07:50:48Z")
@Sassy your reply can be considered off topic, so I can understand why this specific post has been flagged. Please continue talking about the Beta without insulting each other or starting fights. ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sassy/32/36147_2.png) [@Sassy](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/29 "2020-05-08T07:57:51Z")
> [@awryan](#): > > Personally, I don’t feel that making fun of ESL individuals for misunderstanding a post written in English is humorous in anyway. But to each it’s own I guess This is on topic? Like I said > [@What percentage of time to do you wish the devs spent focused on banning cheaters from GoW?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/what-percentage-of-time-to-do-you-wish-the-devs-spent-focused-on-banning-cheaters-from-gow/63090/49): > > But all that said, I will leave you here for @Saltypatra to sort out. I’m sure she will be fair and unbiased. joy ---
**Author:** ![Redi1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/redi1/32/63215_2.png) [@Redi1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Redi1)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/30 "2020-05-08T21:27:34Z")
Sure is some nice thread bumping weather we are having. Be a shame for a nice post to get buried and be missed by people checking in on the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Fizziepop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fizziepop/32/58038_2.png) [@Fizziepop](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fizziepop)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/31 "2020-05-12T22:30:25Z")
If I apply, maybe I can prevent things like this? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/2/e/2e28835f8c78400e42e222324b8379cc9207ae1a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lorien1973](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lorien1973/32/75546_2.png) [@Lorien1973](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lorien1973)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/32 "2020-05-12T23:30:00Z")
I, too, nominate Fizziepop to read the entire text of game to fix grammatical errors - war and peace did someone compare it to? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Thevc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@Thevc](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Thevc)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/33 "2020-05-13T00:06:06Z")
@Fizziepop…don’t forget the random capitalisation that is present in each troop description. What’s all that about? ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/34 "2020-05-19T07:28:16Z")
This will be closing on Friday everyone!!! I’ll be reviewing out testers over the weekend, and have the ball rolling next week. ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/35 "2020-05-22T05:24:11Z")
Last day to apply!!! ---
**Author:** ![Fizziepop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fizziepop/32/58038_2.png) [@Fizziepop](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fizziepop)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/36 "2020-05-26T02:59:48Z")
This may be a funny suggestion to you - but I’m a reader, and I’ve been around GoW for so long that I’ve probably done that at least a dozen times over already, so the humour is a little lost on me sorry. 😉 I simply call that “life”. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![GrannyGems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/grannygems/32/63088_2.png) [@GrannyGems](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/GrannyGems)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/37 "2020-05-26T12:06:05Z")
What’s PM? Sorry I really don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Smash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/smash/32/5574_2.png) [@Smash](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smash)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/38 "2020-05-26T12:22:25Z")
Private Message. You can click on her name and then click Message and it will pop up for you ---
**Author:** ![Sytro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sytro](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sytro)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/39 "2020-05-26T12:23:26Z")
guess you guys might have missed it → 4d ago was the last day to apply ---
**Author:** ![GrannyGems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/grannygems/32/63088_2.png) [@GrannyGems](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/GrannyGems)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/call-for-beta-testers/63280/40 "2020-05-26T13:02:43Z")
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